Arthashastra 3.13.29: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 29

Devanagari script

सम्भाषितवेतनस्तु यथासम्भाषितम् ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.13.29

Transliteration

sambhāṣitavetanastu yathāsambhāṣitam |

Translation

Namun bila upah telah disepakati, pembayaran harus persis sebagaimana disepakati.

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Word by Word

• सम्भाषितवेतनः: (A worker) whose wages are fixed by prior agreement
• Type: Noun (compound adjective)
• Root: सम्-√भाष् (भाष्) ; वेतन
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (वेतनं यस्य तत्)

• तु: but; however
• Type: Particle
• Root: तु
• Form: निपातः; विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• यथा: as; according to
• Type: Indeclinable (adverb/conjunction)
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्ययम्; यथार्थे/अनुरूपार्थे

• सम्भाषितम्: what has been agreed upon; as stipulated
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: सम्-√भाष् (भाष्)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; ‘यथा’ इत्यस्य सह—‘as agreed/spoken’

Entities Mentioned

• worker
• employer (implied)

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What principle is asserted here?

Contractual certainty: negotiated wages bind both parties and are the primary reference for adjudication.